Avalanches’ 9-2 Win Over Flames Marred by Injury to Makar
What was supposed to be a complete bounce-back feel-good win after a loss, is impacted due to Cale Makar leaving the game due to an upper-body injury
You could call it a “revenge game” for Nazem Kadri as he takes on his former team, the Calgary Flames, but it was really a beatdown. Outshot 25-8, which led to the Flames being down 4-0 after the first period, it was all but over for the Flames, but for the Colorado Avalanche, it doesn't come without pain, as they worry about Calar Makar's injury and the severity of it after their 9-2 win. Period 1: Just over two minutes in, Jack Drury opens the scoring as he capitalizes on a rebound that bounces off the endboard from Parker Kelly's shot, his 10th goal of the year, making it 1-0.
Brayden Pachal is called for unsportsmanlike conduct when he lays a heavy late hit to Drury after the whistle. Shortly into the power play, Blake Coleman slashes Martin Necas's stick in half and is called for it, sending the Avalanche to a 5-on-3. Just over 20 seconds into the 5-on-3, it's a beautiful tic-tac-toe power-play goal: Cale Makar to Necas to Nazem Kadri, who finishes it to make it 2-0.
With one more power play remaining, it's Kadri again as he buries a loose puck rebound that came off Brock Nelson's one-timer; his second goal of the night now makes it 3-0. The back door slam 🚪 pic. twitter.
com/M05uaeX2BE — x - Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 31, 2026 Over 1:40 after the Kadri goal, Gabriel Landeskog on the rush slips a shot five-hole, making it 4-0. With that goal, Dustin Wolf is pulled, and in comes Devin Cooley. Colorado’s dominant period continues, and they show no remorse for Cooley as Kelly tips Makar’s shot from the blueline in, making it 5-0.